Local shops and supermarkets?

Hi everyone, I wanted to ask are there any local shops or supermarkets near the Dragoncon hotels? I know I have seen a lot of tips about buying food and not eating on location for queues/money reasons. So does anyone have a list of local places to get food other than restaurants?

If you're brave enough to venture away from the con, there are TONS of little restaurants down Broad Street, including a Taco Bell, Quiznos and some other cafes and things. Of course you should be safe around that area but closer to GSU there's all sorts of really amazing Greek and Turkish restaurants too. Some of them are only open during certain times because they cater to the students but some are open later.

The husband and I saved some money this past year shopping at CVS, which is super convenient, for things like milk and cereal, canned ravioli, and so on. While it's not the cheapest or widest selection it was better than our usual MARTA ride to Publix.

'Evil Roy' and I walked to Publix one year and got a great selection of snacks. The next year CVS. Less selection but less walking. I thought we could try walking there this and year and take a cab back maybe.

Id recommend against Taxing - every time I went in a taxi last year they refused to meter me and over charged me by a lot.... uber is the way to go. Get a free $20 ride with code ct9x2ue if you've never used it before.

Love Uber but do watch out, last year they did "Surge" pricing around the Downtown area. On Saturday night and my 'brilliant' idea of taking some out of towners to get a H&F burger wound up being quite expensive. What is Surge Pricing?

Love Uber but do watch out, last year they did "Surge" pricing around the Downtown area. On Saturday night and my 'brilliant' idea of taking some out of towners to get a H&F burger wound up being quite expensive. What is Surge Pricing?

I've never heard of that (or experienced it). How big of an area if affected by the surge?

That is, would it make sense to jump on the Marta and go up a stop or two, or is it usually city wide?

Maybe that's another question we need to be asking - which supermarkets are (easily?) accessible from the Marta line?

Love Uber but do watch out, last year they did "Surge" pricing around the Downtown area. On Saturday night and my 'brilliant' idea of taking some out of towners to get a H&F burger wound up being quite expensive. What is Surge Pricing?

I have - and it's not too bad tbh. I think mine was like 15% more.

I've never heard of that (or experienced it). How big of an area if affected by the surge?

That is, would it make sense to jump on the Marta and go up a stop or two, or is it usually city wide?

Maybe that's another question we need to be asking - which supermarkets are (easily?) accessible from the Marta line?

Love Uber but do watch out, last year they did "Surge" pricing around the Downtown area. On Saturday night and my 'brilliant' idea of taking some out of towners to get a H&F burger wound up being quite expensive. What is Surge Pricing?

I've never heard of that (or experienced it). How big of an area if affected by the surge?

That is, would it make sense to jump on the Marta and go up a stop or two, or is it usually city wide?

Maybe that's another question we need to be asking - which supermarkets are (easily?) accessible from the Marta line?

I'm not sure how big of an area it effects, but I imagine the combination of D*C along with it being a Saturday night, kicked in the surge. I have seen surges on just a normal Saturday night but this one was about a 35% jump in the fares. Later night, people leaving bars, combined with Black Pride Weekend, made for a busy night for Uber was my guess.

As far as a supermarket, I'd recommend the Midtown MARTA station and take the Peachtree Place exit out of the station and turn right. Publix is a block down on the left. There are others closer to the con but the walk is longer. I'd rather ride the train with bags than walk blocks with them.